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The Summer I Turned Pretty Cast Is Just What We Had in Mind For the Jenny Han Book
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If you’ve been patiently waiting for something new to watch since To All the Boys: Always and Forever, we have a new show for you. Based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty follows teenager Belly as she deals with love and loss over the course of a magical summer. Han, who also wrote the pilot, will serve as a coshowrunner alongside Gabrielle Stanton. Joining the cast as Belly’s older brother Steven is Manifest‘s Sean Kaufman. We already know how the three-book series ends, but we can’t wait to see where the Amazon Prime Video show takes Belly’s story. You can check out the rest of the cast ahead.
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Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah "Jere" Fisher
After years of watching her pine after his older brother Conrad, Jeremiah gets tired of pushing his feelings for Belly away. Popular and outspoken, he’s not afraid to speak his mind. Casalegno got his start with films like 2014’s Noah and was most recently on Walker as Trevor Strand.
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Jackie Chung as Laurel Conklin
Belly and Steven’s divorced mother, Laurel just wants the best for her children. She’s also extremely close with her best friend, Susannah, who she feels is more like a sister. Chung has had several guest roles on shows like Station 19, Grey’s Anatomy, and Deadbeat.
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Rachel Blanchard as Susannah "Beck" Fisher
Laurel’s best friend and the mother of Conrad and Jeremiah, Susannah is the rock of her family. Warm-hearted, she helps the two families get together each summer. Blanchard is best known for her roles as Cher on Clueless, Nancy on Peep Show, and Emma on You Me Her.
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Tom Everett Scott as Adam Fisher
A competitive workaholic, Adam is Susannah’s charismatic husband that needs everything to be his way. Scott’s most notable roles include Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do!, Andy McDermott in An American Werewolf, and as Mr. Down on 13 Reasons Why.
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Alfredo Narciso as Cleveland
Cleveland, a commercially successful novelist from New York, crosses paths with the rest of the group while spending his summer working on a new novel. No stranger to television, Narciso has had roles on Law & Order, Ugly Betty, Third Watch, Person of Interest, Blue Bloods, and All My Children.
